Considerable interest was caused recently by the stopping of the removal of certain machinery which has been lying in a godown here for some years for the Canton Arsenal, awaiting the final payments. The owners, the Davis Ca. renewed the contract with success: sive Governments, but the Inst one expired last June, and they wished to sell the machinery elsewhere. It was to be removed, but owing to opposition of the Canton authorities they were unable to get coolies to handle the cargo in Canton and imported labour from Manila, and chartered a Japanese steamer to transport the cargo. The matter was then taken up before the American Consul-General, and a means of settling the matter amicably is sought. This, it believed, has now been done although the terms of settlement are not yet known,
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